I thought his remarks very apropos.
Source: tatoeba (285514)
Apropos
//ˌæp.ɹəˈpoʊ//
Synonyms for "apropos" (104 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Preposition(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (31)
Preposition(1 words)
as regardsas respectsas tobecomingbefittingbelongingby the byby the wayby wayconcerningdovetailingen passantexpedientfelicitousfitfittedfittingfor examplegearedgermane
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Adverb(2 words)
Adjective(6 words)
Related words (52)
Preposition(4 words)
Adjective(2 words)
Adverb(4 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
4 entriesderived
4 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 20 languages.
Apiaká
1 entries- mcconnell adv (timely, at a good time)
Arabic
1 entries- مُنَاسِب adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 適切 /适切 adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
Danish
3 entries- apropos adv (by the way)
- apropos adv (timely, at a good time)
- apropos prep (regarding or concerning)
Dutch
3 entries- gepast adv (timely, at a good time)
- terloops adv (by the way)
- betreffend prep (regarding or concerning)
Esperanto
1 entries- parenteze adv (by the way)
Finnish
4 entries- oleellinen adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- osuva adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- sopiva adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- a propos adv (by the way)
French
3 entries- à propos adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- à propos adv (by the way)
- à propos prep (regarding or concerning)
German
2 entries- apropos adv (by the way)
- apropos adv (timely, at a good time)
Greek
2 entries- επίκαιρος adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- επ’ ευκαιρία prep (regarding or concerning)
Hungarian
2 entries- apropó adv (by the way)
- kapcsán prep (regarding or concerning)
Italian
2 entries- a proposito adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- a proposito adv (by the way)
Manx
1 entries- traaoil adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
Polish
4 entries- dorzeczny adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- stosowny adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- à propos adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- odpowiednio adv (timely, at a good time)
Portuguese
4 entries- apropriado adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- pertinente adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- a propósito adv (by the way)
- a propósito prep (regarding or concerning)
Romanian
2 entries- apropo adv (by the way)
- apropo de prep (regarding or concerning)
Russian
4 entries- подходя́щий adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- уме́стный adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- во́время adv (timely, at a good time)
- кста́ти adv (by the way)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- usput adv (by the way)
Spanish
4 entries- a propósito adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- oportuno adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- pertinente adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- propositivo adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
Swedish
4 entries- apropå adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- på tal om adj (of an appropriate or pertinent nature)
- apropå adv (by the way)
- apropå prep (regarding or concerning)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Apropos of nothing, Tom went on an unhinged xenophobic rant.
Source: tatoeba (10088871)
Now and then the parrot would utter quite apropos sentences in the most unexpected manner.
Source: tatoeba (10775201)
Nothing easier. I received not long ago a map from my friend, Augustus Petermann, at Leipzig. Nothing could be more apropos.
Source: wiktionary
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